The art of pitching was born when the curve ball was invented.
As the articles in this volume attest, no one can prove who threw the first curve ball. Many skeptics initially disputed whether it was real or an optical illusion. This book is a walk through history as contemporary writers explore the mysteries of the curve ball and the pitchers who invented and perfected it.
Articles in this volume describe the strategy involved in moving the pitching distance, the advent of three strikes, the catcher flashing signals to the pitcher, opponents stealing the catcher's signs with the aid of a telescope, the hidden-ball trick, the invention of a pitching machine that could throw curve balls, and the suggestion that inventing an umpiring machine would also be a desirable advancement for the game.
This time capsule contains over 50 articles and 100 illustrations published from 1869 to 1921, exploring the curve ball and the art of pitching. Anyone interested in baseball will enjoy this book from the Lost Century of Sports Collection.
About the Author: The Lost Century of Sports Collection publishes time capsules from the birth of American sports in the 19th century.
Football books in The Lost Century of Sports Collection are:
1. The Lost Century of American Football: Reports from the Birth of a Game, 1801-1900
2. The American Football Trilogy: The Founding Documents of the Gridiron Game, Written by 3 Hall of Fame Coaches and the Man Who Invented the Flying Wedge
3. Classic Football Art: Hundreds of Illustrations Originally Published in 19th Century Newspapers
4. The First Crusade Against Football: Injuries, Brutality and Death in American Football from Bloody Monday to the Flying Wedge: Media Reports from 1827 to 1898
5. The First Decade of College Football: Published Reports of American Football, 1869-1879
6. Walter Camp in Print: A Portfolio of Rare Articles by the First Football Coach and Father of the American Game, 1884-1894
7. Football Linemen: The Center, Tackle & Ends, 1891-1893
Other books in The Lost Century of Sport Collection include:
8. Daughters of the Lost Century: The Playful Pioneers of American Women's Sports & Fitness, 1849-1909
9. The First Decade of Women's Basketball: A Time Capsule of Media Reports from the Dawn of the Game, 1892-1905
10. The Mysterious Birth of the Curve Ball and the Art of Pitching: Media Reports from 1869 to 1921
11. A Gallery of Dogs in the 19th Century
12. The White House Billiard Table Scandal: Excerpts of American Political Discourse during the era of Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams (ebook)
